GRE Word List

ENGULF

to flow over and enclose : overwhelm

The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.

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WordMeaning
gazettenewspaper
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
expoundto set forth : state
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened